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Question about Thermodynamic and Kinetic

Subject Chemistry

Chemistry

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Thermodynamic and Kinetic

Thermodynamic and Kinetic

Difficulty Hard

Hard

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Hard of Chemistry

Consider a hypothetical chemical reaction between two substances, A and B, to form a product, C. This reaction can proceed via two different pathways: Path 1 and Path 2. Path 1 is energetically more favorable but is slower due to a high activation energy. Path 2, on the other hand, is energetically less favorable but is faster due to a lower activation energy. Assuming the reaction is performed at a constant temperature, which pathway, Path 1 or Path 2, would be preferred under thermodynamic control and which would be preferred under kinetic control? Justify your answer based on the principles of thermodynamics and kinetics.

Path 1 would be preferred under thermodynamic control due to its lower energy, and Path 2 would be preferred under kinetic control due to its lower activation energy.

Path 1 would be preferred under kinetic control due to its lower energy, and Path 2 would be preferred under thermodynamic control due to its lower activation energy.

Both Path 1 and Path 2 would be preferred under thermodynamic control due to their respective energy levels.

Path 1 would be preferred under both thermodynamic and kinetic control due to its lower energy, and Path 2 would not be preferred under any control due to its higher activation energy.

Both Path 1 and Path 2 would be preferred under kinetic control due to their respective activation energies.

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